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Border fencing continues in WB’s Malda despite Bangladeshi objections, says BSF

The Border Security Force has continued fencing along the international border at Kaliachak in Malda district despite Border Guard Bangladesh objecting to the initiative. No change in status of IB The South Bengal Frontier of BSF on Tuesday also issued a rebuttal to reports in a section of the Bangladeshi press alleging that the BGB had taken control of a …

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3 days, 17 hours ago

Lebanon to deport detained son of late Muslim Brotherhood leader to UAE

Associated Press

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s cabinet voted Tuesday to deport to the United Arab Emirates an Egyptian activist and poet detained by Lebanese security forces after crossing the porous border from Syria last month. Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi, who is an outspoken critic of Egypt’s government who had been residing in Turkey, reportedly visited Syria to join celebrations after the downfall of President Bashar …

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6 days, 6 hours ago

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals keep their playoff hopes alive by edging the Steelers 19-17

Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Joe Burrow will head to Cincinnati’s training facility on Sunday. But it’s the only thing left for Burrow and a Bengals team that certainly looks playoff-worthy everywhere but the standings after a 19-17 victory at Pittsburgh late Saturday night kept Cincinnati’s slim postseason hopes flickering into the season’s final day. “We’re in a single-elimination tournament now, so we …

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1 week ago

McCollum’s 50 points helps the Pelicans snap an 11-game skid with a 132-120 win over the Wizards

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — CJ McCollum highlighted a career high-tying 50 points with 10 3-pointers, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 132-120 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Trey Murphy scored 17 and rookie center Yves Missi had 12 point and 11 rebounds for New Orleans, which won for just the second time …

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2 weeks ago

Takeaways from AP’s report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion

Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — States with restrictive abortion laws generally have more porous safety nets for mothers and young children, according to recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press. Earlier this year, a federal judge ruled TennCare — the state’s Medicaid program — unlawfully terminated coverage for thousands of families and had a “lethargic” response to nearly 250,000 children …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

15,000 Taliban fighters march to take on Pakistan. Why is Taliban biting back?

India Today

"It's like that old story. This situation compels us to examine how the Taliban, whose return to power in Afghanistan was hailed as a "blessing" by Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has turned against it. PAKISTAN JETS HIT AFGHANISTAN, TALIBAN VOWS RETALIATION The current escalation began with Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, specifically in the Paktika province. That is why …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

What does reintroduction of PAR mean for Manipur and northeast? | Explained

Hindustan Times

The Manipur government has announced that the Centre has re-imposed the Protected Area Regime, or Protected Area Permit, in the state, as well as in Mizoram and Nagaland, all three of them bordering Myanmar. The Union Home Ministry’s PAR guidelines disallow a foreign national to visit a ‘Protected Area’, as laid down in the Foreigners Order, 1958, “unless it is …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Ange Postecoglou clashes with reporter after Liverpool thrashing: ‘I’m going to stop answering these questions’

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ange Postecoglou was involved in a heated clash …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

4-game skid and porous run defense create more frustration for Titans after 38-30 loss to Colts

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Tennessee defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons sat at his locker Sunday afternoon and took offense to the playful attitudes around him following a fourth consecutive loss. We’re building for next year,’” Simmons said after a 38-30 loss to division rival Indianapolis. “If I see guys who want to quit, I don’t want to be their teammate.” For a franchise …

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4 weeks ago

BRO steps up India-Myanmar border fencing work near Manipur's Moreh: PRO Defence

Deccan Chronicle

Imphal: Border Roads Organisation has stepped up India-Myanmar border fencing work near Moreh town in Manipur's Tengnoupal district, an official said on Saturday. "BRO has commenced work of erecting the border fencing along the India-Myanmar border in the general area of Moreh in Tengnoupal district," PRO Defence Kohima told PTI over the phone. Only 10 km of the international border …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Operation Illegals: How crime networks profit from smuggling, infiltration along Bangladesh border

India Today

In the second part of Operation Illegals, India Today team shows how porous stretches and lax security along the Indo-Bangladesh in Cooch Behar have turned infiltration into a thriving business. From touts openly bragging about their infiltration exploits to agents profiting off human trafficking and smuggling, the findings paint a grim picture of national security vulnerabilities. Read part one of …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Operation Illegals: How porous border with Bangladesh threatens India's security

India Today

The Indo-Bangladesh border, one of India’s longest international boundaries, is under increasing strain as geopolitical instability in Bangladesh escalates. However, the recent deployment of advanced drones by Bangladesh and the looming post-Sheikh Hasina scenario have heightened security concerns for India. India Today team embarked on a week-long investigation along this border to uncover the vulnerabilities and their implications for national …

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1 month ago

A poetic reflection of the fragility of the body

Live Mint

Yardena Kurulkar’s current exhibition, The Body in Agreement, at Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, is an attempt to further her ongoing personal examination into the human body and its relationship with nature. After her initial training in ceramics, the artist’s practice has been multidisciplinary and is expressed here through multi-layered etchings, video projections, 3D printed works, composite sculptures made of clay, …

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Vigil tightened in Bengal to detect escaped ‘terrorists’ in Bangladesh

Hindustan Times

KOLKATA: Central and state security agencies have tightened vigil in West Bengal districts along the Bangladesh border following reports that some terrorists who escaped from prisons in the neighbouring country during the mass movement in August may still try to enter India, officials aware of the matter said. The Border Security Force has been on an alert, an official said …

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1 month ago

In the vast cosmos | Review of Sarah Perry’s Enlightenment, longlisted for the Booker Prize 2024

The Hindu

What does it mean to fail oneself? Sarah Perry’s Enlightenment, longlisted for the Booker Prize this year, steps into the porous boundary between history and the now. If the novel were merely about these two, it might still succeed, but Perry’s attempt is to transcend character. Yet, Grace’s story is not merely about moral transgression; it is about the anatomy …

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1 month ago

Dry Weather Tips

ABC

SERIES 35 | Episode 37 Ideally, we’d all have room for water tanks, a backyard landscaped to capture water, and a garden full of established, tough plants – but most of us aren’t there yet. A simple way to deep-water plants is with recycled bottles: Drill a hole in the lid, fill the bottle with water, then replace the lid …

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1 month ago

Rangers and Igor Shesterkin agree to record-setting 8-year, $92 million deal

New York Times

The New York Rangers and goalie Igor Shesterkin have agreed to a record-setting eight-year, $11.5 million average-annual-value contract, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on Friday, the largest deal for a goalie in NHL history. The deal comes on the heels of New York trading captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks earlier in the day, which cleared $8 …

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1 month ago

Is Bangladesh inching closer to Pakistan? Should India be concerned?

Firstpost

Bangladesh has removed the rule that requires Pakistanis to secure a ‘no objection clearance’ to get a visa to travel there. Mubashar Hasan, an expert on Bangladeshi politics and executive director of the Sydney Policy and Analysis Centre in Australia, told ThePrint, “It seems by normalising relationships with India’s arch-rival Pakistan, Bangladesh’s administration is signalling that it is not going …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladeshi claiming to be ex-BNP leader arrested in Kolkata with fake documents

Hindustan Times

A Bangladeshi National, who claimed to be a former leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was arrested with fake identity cards by the Kolkata Police from a guest house in central Kolkata on Friday night. “During preliminary questioning he claimed that he was a local leader of the BNP from Bangladesh’s Madaripur area and had fled to India from Bangladesh around …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Manipur government labels MNF an anti-national party

New Indian Express

GUWAHATI: The BJP-led Manipur government has strongly criticised the Mizo National Front, describing it as an anti-national party following the latter’s call for Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s resignation. “The Mizoram-based political party, whose Chief Minister was routed in the last state Assembly elections, despite riding on a shrill wave of anti-national pro-Myanmar refugee propaganda and anti-Manipur stance, has come …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

NFL Week 12 takeaways: First running back MVP in over a decade? What’s going on with the Texans? What next for wide-open NFC West?

CNN

CNN — With six weeks of the 2024 NFL season remaining, each result becomes increasingly important for a team’s aspirations. “He’s a bad man.” A victory for Barkley could come hand-in-hand with an Eagles postseason run and bring further hurt to an already struggling Giants season. Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Titans – who were seen as one of the favorites …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Raid exposes fertiliser smuggling racket near Nepal border

Hindustan Times

LUCKNOW A major hoarding and smuggling racket involved in supplying fertiliser to Nepal has surfaced after the seizure of a huge stock of fertilisers, particularly DAP and NPK, from the basement of a building near the Nepal border in UP’s Shravasti on Wednesday, said officials. A raid was carried out at fertiliser sale centres near the Nepal border by a …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Is India's Influence in South Asia Diminishing?

The Hindu

Published : Nov 21, 2024 20:28 IST - 5 MINS READ Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s decision to travel to Beijing first before his visit to India and Bangladesh demanding the extradition of its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are being viewed as acts of assertion of the two countries in South Asia that have so far been exceedingly …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Rebirth' for art treasures

China Daily

The octagonal lid of an incense holder, a disintegrated jar lid, a porcelain vase, and a terracotta horse sculpture are among the ancient Chinese artifacts restored by Amy Walsh, a London-based objects conservator whose specialization includes Chinese ceramics. An art historian and writer herself, Burke, who also works for Fine Art Restoration Co, has developed a partiality for highlighting Chinese …

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Border fencing continues in WB’s Malda despite Bangladeshi objections, says BSF

Lebanon to deport detained son of late Muslim Brotherhood leader to UAE

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals keep their playoff hopes alive by edging the Steelers 19-17

McCollum’s 50 points helps the Pelicans snap an 11-game skid with a 132-120 win over the Wizards

Takeaways from AP’s report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion

15,000 Taliban fighters march to take on Pakistan. Why is Taliban biting back?

What does reintroduction of PAR mean for Manipur and northeast? | Explained

Ange Postecoglou clashes with reporter after Liverpool thrashing: ‘I’m going to stop answering these questions’

4-game skid and porous run defense create more frustration for Titans after 38-30 loss to Colts

BRO steps up India-Myanmar border fencing work near Manipur's Moreh: PRO Defence

Operation Illegals: How crime networks profit from smuggling, infiltration along Bangladesh border

Operation Illegals: How porous border with Bangladesh threatens India's security

A poetic reflection of the fragility of the body

Vigil tightened in Bengal to detect escaped ‘terrorists’ in Bangladesh

In the vast cosmos | Review of Sarah Perry’s Enlightenment, longlisted for the Booker Prize 2024

Dry Weather Tips

Rangers and Igor Shesterkin agree to record-setting 8-year, $92 million deal

Is Bangladesh inching closer to Pakistan? Should India be concerned?

Bangladeshi claiming to be ex-BNP leader arrested in Kolkata with fake documents

Manipur government labels MNF an anti-national party

NFL Week 12 takeaways: First running back MVP in over a decade? What’s going on with the Texans? What next for wide-open NFC West?

Raid exposes fertiliser smuggling racket near Nepal border

Is India's Influence in South Asia Diminishing?

'Rebirth' for art treasures